6、節(jié)約能源

　　 Save the Energy Resources

Another round of energy crisis is knocking at the door. In 2004, world oil consumption reached a new record, causing oil price in the international market to skyrocket amazingly. As for China, it was reported that many traditional mineral cities in northeastern China had run into predicament, with their economy collapsed and workers unemployed, only because coal had been mined out.

　　 Fossil energy resources, including coal, oil and gas, are unlike sunlight, water power and wind power which are generated consistently. They’re not practically reproductive during human history. Once consumed, they’re gone forever. If they were to be exhausted before we could find sufficient reproductive resources to replace them with, we’d have to live in entire blackout again like our ancestors have done thousands of years ago. That’s of course not what anyone would want to see.

　　 Due to technical limitations, people still have to utilize these resources now.

　　 As a result, we must economize them most cleverly. New techniques should be developed and applied to reduce energy cost in industry and daily life. Alternative energy should be employed wherever possible. Eradicate any practice that wastes energy. Humans have overcome so many crises in history, and we’re sure to win this time also.

5、資助環(huán)保

　　 Money for the Environment

　　 Both the arts and protecting the environment are important causes, and both are often underfunded. They depend on government grants and private donations in order to continue. If a company were to give a sum of money to one of these causes, it would be difficult to choose between them. However, I believe that the company should put the money toward protecting the environment for the following reasons. First, the state of the environment affects everyone, and it affects people in a very important way. If mankind destroys the environment, we will not be able to survive. The arts are important to our quality of life, but the environment is important both to the quality of life and to life itself. Second, because industry causes much of the damage to the environment, I believe that companies have some responsibility to support conservation and cleanup efforts. Finally, protecting the environment is a bigger problem, and so requires a higher level of funding than the arts. A company’s donation to the arts may be more visible, but one to the protection of the environment would be more meaningful. 　　 　　 In conclusion, while both the arts and environmental protection are worthy causes, I believe the company should make its donation to an environmental cause. The environment affects everyone in important ways and protecting it is a big job. Hopefully, private donations will help to improve both our environment and our lives.

4、危險(xiǎn)活動(dòng)的吸引力

　　 The Attraction of Dangerous Activities

　　 In the past, people often faced many dangers in their daily lives. They had to cope with not only natural disasters and frequent outbreaks of disease, but also dangerous animals and warfare. The need to hunt and to protect their territory from other people required them to be skilled in the use of weapons. In addition, any travel also involved great risk as there were few roads and bridges. Nowadays, people do not have to live with such dangers on a daily basis, and yet many people choose to involve themselves in risky activities such as dangerous sports. I believe the following reasons can explain the attraction of such activities. One reason people are attracted to risky activities is that hey crave excitement. The thrill of mountain climbing or bungee jumping can satisfy their need to break out of their routine. Without the excitement of such sports, they may feel bored with their lives. Another reason people like such activities is that these activities often require a certain amount of skill. Learning to drive a racecar or hang-glide may satisfy the desire to excel and give the participant a feeling of accomplishment and personal confidence in his abilities. A final reason that people may choose to engage in risky activities is that they want to stand out from the crowd. By developing a skill that others don’t have, they can feel unique.

　　 For all of these reasons, I believe that risky activities will continue to be popular with some people. In fact, it seems that as soon as one activity becomes safer or commonplace, thrill seekers come up with a new way to challenge their skills and courage.

3、提高個(gè)人修養(yǎng)

　　 Shaping the Morality

　　 According to a survey, more than two thirds of people in China agree that, the public moral level is lower than before. This figure, although hard to accept, has indicated the fact that the nation’s overall morality is declining. If you pay some attention, you could easily point out some improper behaviors happening around: young men refusing to give seats to the old on buses; shoppers jamming into queue instead of waiting in line; crude riders neglecting red lights, etc. So what the hell is going on?

　　 As analysts have figured out, this trend of degradation mainly originated from faulty education. For decades, Chinese schools simply infuse bookish knowledge to their students, whilst moral cultivation becomes a kind of formalism; on the other hand, children are naturally influenced by their family and other adults in the society, most of whom are too sophisticated to be considered as eligible moral models.

　　 Facing such disappointing condition, you may ask: how can things become better? As far as I am concerned, we must following these three steps. First of all: self-shaping. We should manage ourselves well, and try to shape our own morality as perfect as possible. The second step: family-shaping, which is to behave as the model for your children and improve their moral status through strict discipline. The third: organization-shaping. If you are leading people, such as being a manager or national president, you could reinforce your whole organization’s moral situation with policy and your own action. Even if you’re no leader, you’ll have a positive impact on the society if only you manage yourself well and try to influence others as much as possible.

2、積極面對競爭

　　 Competition is Fun

　　 Chairman Mao once made a famous remark about competition, “To battle with God is great fun! To battle with Earth is great fun! To battle with people is great fun!” His words, although seeming a bit too aggressive, have illustrated that competition is never regarded as something formidable by a brave.

　　 Competition exists throughout the evolution of nature and everyone’s life. Creatures compete to survive the merciless environment, eliminating weaker ones; Nations in the world compete for resources and power, and whichever fallen behind is beaten. As for individuals, ever since the very first day of our lives, we are forced into a competition with thousands of others around us, including taking examinations, applying jobs and striving for promotion, the results of which definitely determine our fate. Competition is as real a fact as the air around us that can neither be evaded nor be ignored.

　　 Thus, my dear friends, do not fear competition. Accept it and enjoy it. With competition, you grow stronger, and you gain so much precious experience worth remembering of, regardless of what the outcome would be. Without competition, you cease to grow; you become a dead moth sealed in its own cocoon.

1、建立自信

　　 Building up Self-Confidence

　　 Self-confidence, as is approved by research and practice, has an amazingly powerful influence on the output of people’s activities. Patients who believe that they’ll recover soon generally cures faster than those who think they won’t. Students with optimistic characters usually provide better performance, even if they work the same hard as others. Although someone may regard such conclusion as superstitious, it does take place everyday and everywhere. Neural scientists have discovered that, when a man feels confident, his brain will secrete some kinds of hormone that boost brain activity and improve the efficiency of his immune system. In contrast, a melancholic brain is suppressed by other chemicals and cannot fully exhibit its potential.

　　 To help building up self-confidence, you can take the following two steps. First, identify your merits and value them. If you constantly compare your weakness to others’ advantages, you’d only gain frustration rather than confidence. Second, track every little progress you’ve made and review them frequently. You may not possibly become perfectly successful in one day, but if only you can see yourself growing gradually, surely you’re on the right way. There’re also other methods making you more confident that depend on yourself to find out, and they’re all necessary elements to make you more competitive in your area.

53．考查動(dòng)詞的時(shí)態(tài)與語態(tài)。從會(huì)話可知，答話人是在解釋他look worried and restless 的原因，因?yàn)樗?剛才)是在思考畢業(yè)論文的事，這是說話前的那個(gè)時(shí)刻正在發(fā)生的事情。故應(yīng)用過去進(jìn)行時(shí)描寫正在進(jìn)行的動(dòng)作。 54．用過去時(shí)態(tài)表示動(dòng)作forget發(fā)生在過去。 55．從后半句“在我手頭的錢還沒用完之前，我得先去銀行取些出來”可知，前半句應(yīng)是：我的錢快用完了。故用進(jìn)行時(shí)態(tài)表示現(xiàn)階段的狀態(tài)。 56．根據(jù)題意：功課在你打電話之前就完成了。所以在你打電話時(shí)，我正要準(zhǔn)備洗澡呢。 57．用進(jìn)行時(shí)態(tài)表示將來。 58．考查語境。答語“你千萬別把它忘在出租車?yán)�！”表示吃驚。而“忘”這一動(dòng)作應(yīng)用一般過去時(shí)，但否定口氣應(yīng)用never。因?yàn)榫渥佑玫氖歉袊@號，不應(yīng)用D項(xiàng)。又如：You never left the key in the lock! (你總不會(huì)把鑰匙留在鎖孔里吧！) 59．從Yes可知，你到達(dá)時(shí)他在那里。又從but可知，他一會(huì)兒之后就出去了。故用過去式。 60．動(dòng)詞主動(dòng)語態(tài)表被動(dòng)含義。句中的keep是不及物動(dòng)詞，無須用被動(dòng)結(jié)構(gòu)，故B、C項(xiàng)都不正確。也不用進(jìn)

51．從后半句“所有毛衣半價(jià)出售”可知，金鷹商店快要關(guān)閉了。用表示現(xiàn)階段的狀態(tài)。 52. 根據(jù)題干中的時(shí)間狀語10 o’clock tomorrow morning可知，選項(xiàng)動(dòng)作是在將來某個(gè)時(shí)刻正在進(jìn)行的，故應(yīng)選用將來進(jìn)行時(shí)，口語中常用這種時(shí)態(tài)表示將來某時(shí)刻正在進(jìn)行的動(dòng)作或發(fā)生的事。

50．指過去到現(xiàn)在的動(dòng)作。

49．考查時(shí)態(tài)和語態(tài)。動(dòng)詞wash，lock，sell，wear，read，open，shut，clean等的主語如果是物，且表示主語的特性或品質(zhì)時(shí)，常用主動(dòng)形式表示被動(dòng)意義。